Gaza

War and immigration make this Feast Day of St Maximilian Kolbe poignantly relevant

every saint’s story and life's testament still resonates today no matter how sizeable the passage of time between us and them. but the story...

Holy Land’s top Catholic turns to upcoming Feast of the Assumption after Israel’s latest military strike

the latin patriarch of jerusalem has issued an appeal for prayer during the upcoming feast of the assumption of mary in response to the late...

Songs of Praise: when it comes to prayer, the Psalms provide something for everyone

the idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. they have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see no...

'Disturbing rise' in attacks against Christians in Israel, report claims

the christians of israel have suffered a “disturbing rise” in attacks including spitting, physical harassment, damage to property and cemete...

'The Damascus Events': How the 1860 massacre shaped the modern Middle East

the damascus events: the 1860 massacre and the making of the modern middle east eugene rogan penguin: allen lane, £30, 400 pages on jul...

Alexander Faludy

Chaldean bishops praise Iraqi prime minister for reinstating patriarch but decry 'agony of Christians' in country

closing their annual synod meeting the chaldean bishops highlighted the persecution of christians and the scourge of seemingly unending conf...

Ukraine's patriarch denounces Russian rocket strike on children's hospital

a russian missile attack which hit a kyiv children’s hospital is “a sin that cries to heaven for vengeance”, ukraine's top catholic leader h...

Holy Family parish school hit by Israeli military in Gaza

there are reports that the school next to the catholic parish of the holy family in northern gaza has been hit by the israeli military. the ...

Islam in British democracy and the dangers to our Jewish neighbours

for the first time, this 4 july a british general election will be fought in part over islamic ideology. there are currently four constituen...

Christian community in Gaza now under 'real' risk of complete 'disappearance'

there is something of the friar tuck about fr gabriel romanelli. he is a rotund and balding argentinian who exudes infectious joy. he is ble...